<p>I know that most competitive colleges want a student to have 4 years a language. Now, I am a senior in high school and I don't want to take spanish ap but instead take a medicine course. That would mean I have taken four years of spanish but only three years in high school and one year in middle school. How do colleges consider my case? Do i meet the four years language requirement? </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>An applicant's course selection over the years is one of a number of factors that the admissions committee will take into consideration when evaluating a the high school transcript. We are the evaluators of the decisions a student makes about their curriculum throughout their high school years -- as these decisions tell a lot about the academic ability and promise of each applicant. Therefore, you will find that we rarely provide "advice" on what courses a student should take.</p>
<p>I will say though that as far as foreign language credits -- if you started your language sequence in middle school so you could advance throughout high school then those middle school year language classes are considered as years of language. The same is true if you advance your study in math. Another way to explain this is if you took Algebra 1 and Spanish 1 in middle school, they are considered by admissions committee as high school credits.</p>
<p>I also have a question similar to this. I have taken 3 years of spanish in high school but I am unable to take the class my senior year because I'm going to be the only one it. Because of that, they will put me back to Spanish 3 but it will be credited as spanish 4. </p>
<p>Should I go ahead and take that class because it would look bad because I didn't complete the program or just skip it. Also this isn't an ap class, it's regular spanish.</p>
<p>As I mentioned above this is a choice you have to make on your own. Speak with your guidance counselor to see what the best plan of action. </p>
<p>Personally, I do not see how "repeating" a course is going to be academically beneficial to you. Check to see if you could do an independent study in language. Or if you choose to end your language study to pick-up another course academic subject than just explain your reasoning in your application. You may even request your guidance counselor mention the absence of a Spanish 4 course in his/her letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>All in all, this is why course selection advise are just RECOMMENDATIONS and not requirements. I repeat, we are the evaluators of the decisions a student makes about their curriculum throughout their high school years -- as these decisions tell a lot about the academic ability and promise of each applicant.</p>